Uganda's top court has ruled that "bride price", when a man pays his future wife's family for her hand in marriage, is legal. But the judges have banned the practice of refunding the bride price on ...
A woman whose bride price has not been paid is often viewed as "cheap." This has sparked debates on social media. These demands are seen as a barrier to matrimony, with men stating that the financial ...
"I don't view the Bride Price as me being paid for… Geoffrey can't afford me," says Angela, a British-born Ghanaian describing a family tradition common across Sub-Saharan Africa. "Instead I like the ...
Uganda's top court has ruled that "bride price", when a man pays his future wife's family for her hand in marriage, is legal. But the judges have banned the practice of refunding the bride price on ...